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Clara Nguyen is a fox princess from a demon kingdom. After saving a human with marble, she fainted and entered the modern world. She becomes an ordinary person without magic. Clara is always looking for her marble. During a shopping trip, she tracked down and discovered the whereabouts of marble. The magic gem is in the body of Jonathan- Owner of a comic book publishing company Omen. She hastily kissed him to get the jewel back but failed. The marble only returns to her if the kiss is voluntary. To get the marble back, she becomes an Omen employee to make Jonathan fall in love with her. She is determined to make him kiss her voluntarily. Will Clara’s plan succeed, or is she the one who will fall in love with Jonathan first?

Clara Shawn wasn't one to regularly attend parties, she was a simple human girl that preferred to stay in and read a reasonable romance novel. However her roommate, Lydia, was quite the opposite and when she dragged Clara to this mysterious party outside campus, it brought Clara to the extremely handsome Nicholas Young, a 200 year old vampire with an ego as huge as there can be. Nicholas saved Clara when no one else even noticed that she needed help, but they soon discovered that they were immensely attracted to each other in a way that was beyond explanation. At first Nicholas was just curious as to what was so special about this human girl so he pursued her, little did he know that they would end up falling hopelessly in love with each other.

Clara tiba-tiba dihadapkan pada situasi yang mengerikan ketika dua pria bersenjata mengancamnya. Seorang pria misterius datang dan menyelamatkannya, namun ternyata pria itu terluka parah. Clara dengan cepat membawa pria itu ke mobilnya dan berusaha membantunya. Mereka berdua saling berkomunikasi, meskipun pria itu tidak bisa mengungkapkan namanya dengan jelas. Clara berusaha keras untuk membawa pria itu ke rumah sakit dengan harapan dia akan selamat. Di rumah sakit, Clara menunggu dengan cemas sementara pria itu menjalani perawatan. Meskipun terpisah oleh pintu ruang gawat darurat, Clara tetap berusaha memberikan dukungan dan berharap yang terbaik untuk kesembuhan pria itu.

Stella sacrificed her body for Adrian, only to discover she was nothing more than a replacement for her sister, Clara. Adrian deeply loves Clara and sees Stella as nothing but a gold digger. Heartbroken and betrayed, she decides to leave and start a new life. But when she walks away, Adrian desperately tries to get her back, offering money in exchange for her love. Just as he thinks he can take her back, Stella’s five mafia brothers appear. They glare at Adrian, sneering, “She’s our mafia princess. You’re not fit to have her.”

What does being a powerful woman mean? This question is at the core of this book where we see every female protagonist from different circumstances go through various challenges and do their best to navigate them. Our adventure starts with Patina Garcia, an artist who falls into poverty after her grandparents pass away but encounters a surprising new destiny when she discovers a Bothy in Scotland for sale. Then we meet Rose Marley, an elderly widow whose life takes an unexpected yet drastic turn after buying a Bothy. Then there is Clarissa Gould, a woman escaping domestic abuse after a fist fight with her narcissistic ex-boyfriend that leads her to a new home in the mountains. Further on, we meet Kendrick Samuel's, a happily married expectant mother whose life is turned upside down when she finds out that her husband is a hybrid on the run. Next, we have Maria Morgan, a woman on the run after being broken out of a sanitorium that she's spent the last year in after being accused of murder. Finally, we meet Audrey Willow, an unsatisfied housewife who battles a drug, and alcohol addiction before meeting a politician who changes her life forever.

Mary and Maria are sisters. They share a lot of things. Mary is the eldest, while Maria is the youngest. Until they grew up into fine ladies, Maria didn't quite think that even with a man, they had the same taste. Until they both got sick. And since Mary was a favorite child, Maria did nothing but give way to her sister, especially since her boyfriend got her sister pregnant. Maria felt everything very much. Even his family is angry with her because she was accused of stealing money from their company. Maria left their mansion, and she didn't show up again. After 5 years, she will return again to take revenge on the people who trampled on her. Is there still room in her heart for the word forgiveness?

Left all alone with too huge a responsibility for anyone to manage, Maria is determined to fight against all odds and come out successful. As fate would have it, love found her, when she least expected it. In fact, she wasn't even asking for it.

“Marry me. Put this thing on tomorrow. You are going to tell the press that Bella cheated on me and we started dating, when Bella found out she tried to separate us and when she could not she blackmailed you to upload this photo. This will make me hate you, but we have already reconciled,” he explained. What the hell? How did I get myself into this sought of mess? **** Laura finds herself in a great dilemma when her mother is kidnapped. They ask her to post the photo of Eric Sloan the son of a multi-billionaire together with Damien Avery, the son of the prime minister and she should tag them as gay. To keep her mother alive she reluctantly posts it drawing the attention of the arrogant billionaire together with his powerful family and fans. To rectify her mistakes he asks her to marry him, thereby waving off the allegation of him being gay. He promises himself to make it his life mission to destroy her for what she did. As the truth unfolds, what started as a revenge turns into a dangerous obsession and all he wants to do is to protect her, to claim her, own her, and keep her within his dark abyss.

"Kamar dua kosong satu. Dia adalah milikmu. Selamat menikmati." Richard tersenyum senang saat mendapat uang hasil dari menjual wanita. Sedangkan Maria, gadis yang baru saja ia tipu menangis sesegukan di dalam kamar. Dua hari bergelut dengan ketakutan, membuat gadis malang tersebut berusaha untuk melarikan diri. Tanpa ia sadari, dua hari itu pula ada seorang pria tengah mengawasi dirinya. Tidur di sisi gadis tersebut tanpa ada yang tahu. Adalah Mark, Si pria dingin dengan sejuta pesona yang dimiliki. Sayangnya pesona itu tak mampu mendukung kisah asmaranya. Sang mantan kekasih tega meninggalkan ia di hari pertunangan. Sehingga menyebabkan pria tersebut menderita insomnia berkepanjangan. Akankah Maria berhasil menyembuhkan luka hati sekaligus penyakit Mark? Dan bagaimana reaksi Mark ketika Sang mantan datang secara tiba-tiba untuk memintanya kembali?

The old Clara you knew was long gone. This Clara you were hating was made up from pain and your hatred.